How can we make this better?

[goldwing70]

whitey_1964 has the best idea I have read.  Have a Daytona Champ as well as a National champ in a "race within a race".  You can see the fast guys and the regulars can still have their race. 

Distance to Daytona is a barrier for me too.

[Clarkie]

Does anyone know how long it has been since Doug Polen actually raced competively?

[Super Dave]

Yeah, didn't Polen do 750 Supersport development stuff with Bridgestone a few years back? 2000?

I know that there were some rumors of him and Bridgestone and Honda doing something for 2004.

He raced a little with AHRMA in 2004 I think too.

[251am]

Yeah thats it   ::)

Well, I didn't know. Didn't mean to offend you. Some folks here have only been on a bike for 2 or 3 years and don't know much history-you are not one of them I guess.

  Adopt vocabulary of WERA's GNF qualifying per cherry pickers. BTW- What is that language per the RRW 50/250? Why weren't there more of these guys at THAT race where the overall wins $50K?

  I'd make the trip for a Barber ROC too...     

[Super Dave]

Good question.

Willow Springs hasn't had an AMA National in quite a few years.

Cost of a 200 mile race is high.

MotoST was a draw for John Ulrich's team also.

[Johnny B]

Does anyone know how long it has been since Doug Polen actually raced competively?

Well, I can show 1999 at the latest, FUSA at Pocono. He was on the podium with Michael Barnes and Josh Hayes. I think he actually won.